The Lost Art of the Good Schmooze: Building Rapport and Defusing Conflict in Everyday and Public Talk

by Diana Boxer

Book Overview

This book shows how a good schmooze can be turned to social benefit, without the humiliation of "sucking up" or the hypocrisy of the "the hard sell."

The good schmooze is talk about life itself: the good, the bad, and the ugly--a heartfelt interaction with others--chatting, not "chatting up." The Lost Art of the Good Schmooze: Building Rapport and Defusing Conflict in Everyday and Public Talk is about what to say, when to say...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313383413
• ISBN13: 9780313383410
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years